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Meeting of Grand Lodge, l. 0. O.
Reception by the Citizens,
Decoration of Graves.

U|eCOIdtlQu VI ClGFce
Under the auspices Of the Grand
Lodge, Decoration Day was observed
last Tuesday evening IN n very I'M
Uressiye manner. The members, about
eighty IN number, were taken to the
Cemetery in carriages, where a large
]concours Of citizens had already as.
,cmbled with flowers and c%vergrccn>
in profusion, beautifully arranged 10
the ceremony. The Macon Brass Band
opened The ceremonies with . funeral
march, an Impressive prayer offered
BY the Rev. Mr.. Colt, and an appropri-
ate song was joined in by the entire
assemblagc. p. G.. VIM, Ward then
read his poem, which We publish here,
at:thc close Of which, r. g.. W. NJ.
strickland of Iloll! Springs delivered
an eloquent address OF about three
quarters Of an hour in length. After
more music by the baud, Ike Odd Frl-
lows closing ode was sung, when the
Rev. Mr., Long of this place gave the
benodiction. The assembly then dis.
pcrsed and decorated all the graves. a
committee OF StOckman Lodge attend
M 10 the duty OF decorating those OF
the deceased members. Everything
was conducted in an admirable and
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length and listened IN with the closest
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would have been otherwise.
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toh' be'Ns ''uhued upon 'He ''''hiu''"'
'o'" u MO'"'I!' CONSTRUCTORS ~ '"' '11"
u'u' stones o. 'o'e' drought from 'ue iN't'
7! o. friendship anu 'eheht'o Win 'IA'n'
over "Alch 'le anger OF mercy ever Ee'p'
''s'' sue 'o-ua! presents mora" structure
upon "hich TIE ci'lI'|ed Nofld iooA7 WIN
"ohdsr al Us marvellous beauty, ana WIN
"lh'@"hient upon Inc -ubilnIty OF lts pril'-
slpl''' urn a. th' roek Of ages hid 'hl'
Tempe o. odH fcH""'hlp Withstand the
'''rm "h'ch 'hs''ted inc mp 81 s'''e De
h1alh IAe 'ce'"lhs DihoN- u Ihiur'dte'
'Actioh'' !he ZANE shock winch caused
Tue structure 0! winch Jefferson was W.
aren'icc'' ana upoh "hlch Tue American
people 911ra win special pridf, 10 cruinbI'
10 the EARTH ana beneath IT, ruins Dur! ti'
sovereignty OF the states AMI the sIlehdo'
OF the SCUM, Tell aiike upon odd fellow
snip ana Church Fellowship.
when the corrojlhg iniu NEE OF poIitica
oihcfenee- attacked the chain which boun'
denomination, IN Christ together, II disap
!. penred az does the dew before the morhin.
sun Not 80 with Odd Fellowship. Their
/, Is no corrosive which takes hold upon tn
/. cable which binds together member Of thi
: mystic order.
Just here il may not be improper to men
ton an incident In the history Of Odd Eel
, lowsilip, which Of Itself !, sufficient to con
vince the world, that sectional animositic
or politi5 al differences dare not intrud
: upOn men united by the Golden links O